A Year of Sondheim Milestones

We'd like to propose a toast to these six Sondheim titles!

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License The Prince of Egypt!

The epic musical adapted from the beloved DreamWorks Animation film is available for your stage.

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MTI Acquires & Juliet, The Larger Than Life Musical!

Audiences "Can't Stop The Feeling" with this high-energy hit!

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The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War Ties Academics to the Performing Arts

By Scott Frost on March 06, 2013

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: In the News

On the 12th of April 1861, Confederate guns opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, thus beginning the bloodiest battle in American history. The Civil War remains this nation’s single most defining experience; ultimately giving a new ...

Music Theatre International to Honor Veteran Drama Teacher Lou Volpe with Inaugural "MTI Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre Education"

By Scott Frost on March 05, 2013

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Longtime Bristol Township Harry S. Truman High School teacher Lou Volpe is being honored with the first-ever “MTI Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre Education” by Music Theatre International (MTI), one of the world’s largest licensors of ...

Good Bye Baltimore, Good Morning Jerusalem

By Scott Frost on February 26, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: In the News

Tracy Turnblad travels from Baltimore to Jerusalem where Encore! Educational Theatre brings HAIRSPRAY to the stage to feature 32 Anglo-Israeli and Ethiopian-Israeli singers, dancers and actors to share the story of empowerment, freedom, confidence ...

The Kennedy Center Seeks Nominations for Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards

By Jason Cocovinis on September 20, 2012

in Announcements | Tags: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Freddie Gershon, In the News

Series of Annual $10,000 Awards Named for Broadway Legend (WASHINGTON, D.C.)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking nominations for the 2013 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards – a series of annual ...

Urine Good Company with The New Generation Theatre!

By Jason Cocovinis on August 20, 2012

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: In the News, Show Spotlight

It's a privilege to...see young performers tackle sophisticated and edgy material with unparalleled commitment, talent and passion. And that's just what the members of Rockland County's The New Generation Theatre (NGT) did this past weekend with a ...

"Get Them While They're Young": MTI's Broadway JR. Inspires Next Generation - Feature Article in August's Playbills

By Jason Cocovinis on August 08, 2012

in Announcements, Education and Arts Advocacy | Tags: In the News, MTI Broadway Junior Collection

writing paper If you attend a Broadway show this August in New York we hope you hold onto your Playbills! In the August editions of Playbill, MTI's Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon is highlighted for his creation of the MTI Broadway Junior ...

LEAPIN' LIZARDS! It's an all-new production of one of the most acclaimed musicals of the past 35 years!

By Jason Cocovinis on July 31, 2012

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: Annie, In the News

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan ANNIE charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. And now, alongside her signature pal dog, Sandy, she's set her sights on making us grin from ear ...

Praise for CLOSER THAN EVER at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter’s

By Jason Cocovinis on July 25, 2012

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: In the News

Maltby and Shire's CLOSER THAN EVER (playing in NYC at The York Theatre Company's Saint Peter's theatre) has now been extended through August 25th. Read the fabulous reviews and get ticketing information here. In the meantime, here's a sampling of ...

Teaneck Community Charter School is a SMASH Success - Wins One of Ten Grand Prizes

By Jason Cocovinis on June 25, 2012

in Announcements, Education and Arts Advocacy | Tags: In the News, NBC's 'SMASH' Make a Musical

writing papers The stars are shining brightly at the Teaneck Community Charter School in Teaneck, New Jersey which has won one of ten grand prizes in the nationwide “NBC’s ‘Smash’: Make a Musical” program. The philanthropic ...

MTI Gears Up for The "Jimmy's" - The National High School Musical Theater Awards

By Jason Cocovinis on June 21, 2012

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News

MTI is thrilled to once again celebrate the very best in high school musical theatre at the fourth annual National High School Musical Theater Awards, scheduled for Monday, June 25 at 7:30pm at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre. Grammy Award nominee ...